Dfcs training for New County Directors Workshop No. 1 Leadership Trainer’s Guide

Participant Guide, 
page 7.
Show OH 7 (What is Leadership?). 
Refer participants to “Leadership Definitions” on Page 7 of the Participant 
Guide. 
Allow a few minutes for participants to read them. 
Facilitate a large group discussion. 
¾ What do the definitions have in common? 
¾ Which is the “best?” 
¾ Will one suffice, or do we need parts of all of them to adequately 
describe what a leader does? 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
10 
Rev/Dec., 2006 

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Trainer’s Guide 
One Thing is Certain 
8
One Thing is Certain:
“If people do not do anything 
differently from what they would 
have done without your 
presence, you have not exerted 
leadership.”
Andrew J. DuBrin
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Leadership
Show OH 8 (One Thing is Certain). 
Transition: In all of the workshops for new County Directors, the focus is 
on management: Program and Workload 
Management
, Personnel 
Management,
and Budget and Fiscal 
Management.
The position of County 
Director requires that you be 
both
manager 
and
leader. What is the 
difference? 
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
11 
Rev/Dec., 2006 

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Trainer’s Guide 
Leadership vs. Management
9
“Manage things…
“…and lead people.”
Stephen R. Covey
Principle-Centered Leadership
Show OH 9 (Covey quote: Manage things, lead people). 
Say: Once again, there are many viewpoints and opinions on the 
distinctions between leadership and management. You read Covey’s 
viewpoint in Chapter 24, “Manage From the Left, Lead From the Right.”
Say: This is one of his more memorable quotes.
¾ Warren Bennis included his viewpoint on the differences between 
management and leadership in a presentation he did called 
“Leadership Excellence in DFCS.” An excerpt is included on Page 8 of 
your Participant Guides. 
 
Workshop 1 for New County Directors
12 
Rev/Dec., 2006 

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